The American Rumba: A textbook of the Cuban dance and its newest American developments

»The eight figures and two group dances comprising the American Rumba, represent the studied consideration given by over two hundred experienced dance teachers in examining a great number of Son and Rumba steps. It was difficult to reconcile the views and teaching methods of so many dance teachers and to select, from the great mass of dance material available, the eight figures that all teachers would agree were “tops”. In the American Rumba this has been done. Those responsible for its creation agree that collectively and individually they have done their all, insofar as Rumba is concerned.« (from the foreword)